Portal activation ordered to enable GST pre-deposit; impugned order stayed for up to six weeks pending access

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....The HC, in a writ petition challenging the petitioner's inability to make a pre-deposit due to an "inactive" GST portal, added the necessary party as an added respondent and directed activation of the petitioner's portal within four weeks from date. The court held that continuation of the petition served no useful purpose pending activation and therefore stayed the impugned order dated 17 January 2025 for six weeks, or for two weeks after portal activation, whichever is later, provided such injunction shall not extend beyond 30 November 2025. The writ petition is disposed of on these terms, with the petitioner's right to access the portal restored subject to the specified timelines.....